Robert Berczuk

There is an apparent deal in place for the sale of Simpatico Jamestown, but the principals are being tight-lipped until it’s finalized. If it does happen, it will reunite a well-known chef with a former spot that helped him carve out his name in the culinary world. The town council will consider a transfer of the liquor license at the <a href=“https://www.jamestownpress.com/articles/agreement-pending-for-simpatico/”>[…]</a>

Just about everywhere you go, you see them. Help wanted signs. From the big corporate chains to the small mom-and-pop shops, it seems almost everyone is looking for workers. Despite the fact the coron

With the easing of coronavirus restrictions and the summer almost here, the long-suffering restaurant industry should be looking up. That likely will be the case in Jamestown if things ever settle down. The status of five potential eateries are in flux. Here’s the latest: East Ferry Two local men, Kevin Gaudreau and David Montoya, reached a deal in March to <a href=“https://www.jamestownpress.com/articles/restaurant-scene-starts-to-shape-up/”>[…]</a>

Two local men hope to bring premier seafood dining to an apropos spot right on the water. Kevin Gaudreau and David Montoya have reached a deal to lease the former Spinnakers site at 3 East Ferry Wharf. They were the choice of owner Bill Munger from the 18 applicants that vied for the coveted waterfront location. “It was hard. I <a href=“https://www.jamestownpress.com/articles/ex-spinnakers-spot-will-become-seafood-restaurant/”>[…]</a>

The new owner of the former Baker’s Pharmacy building plans to make it into a mixed-use space. Gino DiFante, who moved to the Shoreby Hill area of town in September with his wife and three young children, closed Feb. 22 on the property at 53 Narragansett Ave. for $1.5 million. DiFante has been in real estate since 1990 and owns <a href="https://www.jamestownpress.com/articles/ex-bakers-pharmacy-will-be-retail-and-apartment-space/">[…]</a>

If all goes according to plan, the former Jamestown Fish will be a new restaurant by spring. The former restaurant at 14 Narragansett Ave. was sold for $1.3 million at a receivership hearing Monday to Wyoming, R.I.-based MTM Jamestown Fish LLC. That company is led by Paul Mihalides, chairman of the Preserve Sporting Club and Residences in Richmond, a 3,500-acre <a href="https://www.jamestownpress.com/articles/new-fish-owners-eye-spring-opening/">[…]</a>

A.J. Laurent was in a class by himself last Saturday. The North Kingstown 11-year-old sailed the sole ship across the finish line at the 42nd annual Fools’ Rules Regatta. No foolin’. He was the only one — out of 44 entries. “I watched it last year and I got really excited about it so I entered a boat this year <a href=“https://www.jamestownpress.com/articles/gone-with-the-wind/”>[…]</a>

A familiar face at the library has a different job. Lisa Sheley recently was named by the library’s board of trustees to the newly created position of assistant library director. Sheley, 42, has served as the librarian for children and teenagers since she started nine years ago. She said she’s excited about her new role. “It’s been a little while <a href="https://www.jamestownpress.com/articles/sheley-gets-promotion-at-library/">[…]</a>

Backed by a generous benefactor, the Beavertail Lighthouse Museum Association raised about $270,000 on its own during its 2017 capital campaign. The yearlong fundraiser, which was buttressed by Jamestowner Jim Buttrick, who pledged to match up to $500,000, received 436 donations. The $540,000 will be placed into an endowment to use strictly for preventative maintenance and repairs for the lighthouse <a href="https://www.jamestownpress.com/articles/lighthouse-group-collects-540000-in-initial-campaign/">[…]</a>

If you’ve lived in Jamestown in the past four decades, there’s a good chance you’ve had a meal prepared by Freddie Bingell. Bingell has been ubiquitous on the town’s food scene since his first job as a 13-year-old in the early 1980s. That tenure ended Memorial Day weekend when he closed the doors of House of Pizza, the place he’s <a href="https://www.jamestownpress.com/articles/house-of-pizza-the-end-of-an-era/">[…]</a>